Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it will reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time staff who have to travel to a different state for health care providers, together with abortions.

The apparel firm greatest identified for its denims is the most recent U.S. firm to supply the profit as numerous states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court seems to be set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, in line with a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion revealed by Politico on Monday. read more

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders have to make their voices heard and act to guard the well being and well-being of our workers. Meaning protecting reproductive rights," the corporate stated in a statement.

Different companies have pledged to supply comparable support to their U.S. employees who have to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted entry to abortion providers.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. private employer, on Monday advised staff it will pay as much as $4,000 in travel bills yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, among them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it can start in Could to cowl expenses for its staff and their dependents who have to travel to another state for abortion services. read extra

One of the main Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, mentioned it will reimburse journey expenses related to receiving girls's reproductive health providers that are not accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the suitable to choose that has been a bedrock of settled regulation for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief executive, wrote in a workers memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the first major U.S. bank to make an identical commitment. learn extra

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Reporting by Doyinsola Oladipo; Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles; Enhancing by Anna Driver, Alexandra Hudson, Kirsten Donovan

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